Renaissance in Art:


-florence=leader (history of strength in luxury items)
-new wealth to patronize and ability for art
-apply humanist lessons to art
-not to imitate glories of Rome, but bring them back to life
-bring back the "spirit of classical times"

Five Aspects of Ren. Art that set it apart:
1.Oil on canvas-layers and layers.
2.Perspective-far away and close up
3.Chiaroscuro-light vs. dark. shadow/light, illusion of death
4.Pyramid Configuration
5.Sfumato-smokey. Successive layers of paint, multicolored depth.

"The Three Friends"
Masaccio (1401-1428) painter
"The Tribute Money"
-perspective, oil, nature, 3 dimensional human bodies, all lines point to Jesus.
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Donatello(1386-1466) sculptor
-beauty of nude human figures, idealized reproduction of human form but still accurate.
"David"
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"Mary Magdalen"
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Brunelleschi(1377-1446) architect
-built biggest cathedral as a sign of artistic superiority
The Duomo was the hallmark for the Renaissance in Florence.
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Epitome of Early Renaissance Art
Sandro Botticelli
-portrayal of female nude forms, 3D figure but flat at the same time, pyramid configuration.
"Birth of Venus"
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"Temptation of Christ"
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Another Example
Hans Holbein the Younger
"The French Ambassadors"
-symbols of education and wealth but wealth isn't happiness.
-skull-death stalks all.
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High Renassiance


Leonardo (1452-1520)
-experimental tradition, new methods, tackled practical problems
-endlessly curious, studied every area of life
-beauty can't be exaggerated

"Mona Lisa"
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"The Last Supper"
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Raphael (1483-1520)
-perspective and ancient styles
-harmony, beauty and serenity

"The School of Athens"
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Michelangelo (1475-1564)
-painting, poetry, architecture, sculpture
-people have strength and are striving

"The Creation of Man"
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Alter Wall of the Sistine Chapel
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"David"
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